A way to keep up with Ottawa's newest house concert series, happily making music and not making money since February 10, 2007

Sunday, 13 January 2008

Our friends Dave and Anne Marie welcome Joël Fafard

We're really excited to tell folks that our friends Dave and Anne Marie are taking the plunge and starting to do their own house concerts! They have a great house for concerts, and their first performer will be a real treat. Here's their info:

Night of Light with Joël Fafard

February is still the dark time of the year, although the days getlonger and fill with light. It's this light we would like to revel inwith you. Come and warm yourselves on a winter's night by celebratingAnne and Dave's anniversary and Sean and Jennifer's February birthdaysat a house concert featuring Joël Fafard!Joël Fafard is that rare breed of instrumentalist: the kind whose appeal reaches far beyond the realm of serious guitar enthusiasts. The gifted slide fingerstyle player writes stirring, melodic compositions that paint pictures as vivid as any song with words. He introduces them on-stage with hilarious commentary delivered in a "hillbilly farm-boy" stage persona that quickly wins his audience over.

And when he sinks his chops into a number like "Face Down in the Rhubarb," well, let's just say the serious guitar enthusiasts aren't disappointed either.

Juno 2007 Nominated - Instrumental Album of the year

Western Canadian Music Awards 2006 Winner - Outstanding Instrumental Recording

Canadian Folk Music Awards 2006 Nominated - Best Instrumentalist, Solo

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Who"s BobCat?

BobCat wants you to come to many, many shows. So while we are a BYOB operation, we strongly encourage responsible consumption. If you're drinking, please ensure you have a safe way home. If we feel you are unable to drive, we will call you a cab or work out a safe alternative for you.

BobCat also wants you to not have allergy attacks. So be advised that while we do our best, we can't get all of Cooper and Mia's cat dander out of the house. We love you. But we also love our cats. Can't we all just get along?

What's a house concert?

House concerts are intimate gatherings of friends and friendly folk to listen to wonderful music. They might be potluck suppers, or desserts. The constants are a musician or two (maybe three), an appreciative audience, and spellbinding shows that you'll remember. For more info, check out Home Routes, Acoustic Roof or Concerts in Your Home.